RUTLAND, Vt. - The UMass Boston men's tennis team resumed the conference portion of its schedule with an 8-1 Little East Conference win at Castleton University Thursday. The Beacons did not yield a single point in five of their eight matchups won.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 8, Castleton 1
UMass Boston (6-3, 3-0 LEC)
Castleton (2-7, 0-4 LEC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Seniors
Miguel Beltran (Ashland, Mass.) and
Nandish Shah (Ahmedabad, India) combined to post three shutout victories on the day, first teaming for an 8-0 win at first doubles over Dante Buttino and Phil Kluge. Beltran then posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Kluge at first singles, while Shah was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Connor Davis at second singles.
UMass Boston's second doubles pair of senior
Alexander Comerchero (Brookline, Mass.) and junior
Pierre-Alexandre Fumat (Noumea, New Caledonia) did not yield a point to Castleton's pairing of Davis and Jason Lipscomb. Comerchero went on to beat Buttino 6-0, 6-2 at third singles. Fumat nearly posted his second shutout of the day with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Lipscomb at fourth singles.
Freshman
Rez Yuspi (Somerville, Mass.) was also a double-winner today. He teamed with sophomore
David Malone (Dennis, Mass.) for an 8-0 third doubles win over Miguel Almirall and Rowan Kidder, and later defeated Slmirall 6-4, 6-0 at fifth singles.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Beacons will next travel to Rhode Island College Saturday for a 1 p.m. conference match. UMass Boston and RIC are tied for first atop the LEC standings, and are the last two remaining unbeaten teams in conference play.
